Rifamycin Antibiotics Attack Tuberculosis Bacteria With Walls, Not Signals
Monday, August 25, 2008 - 11:21
in Health & Medicine
Amid concerns about the rising number of new tuberculosis cases worldwide, researchers have reexamined and disproved a theory that describes how a potent class of antibiotics kills a deadly form of bacteria. The findings not only bring scientists closer to understanding how these antibiotics work but also how the bacteria become resistant to their effects.